OS1/14/55/42
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE (Site of) [Whitehills] | Site of Castle Site of Castle Site of Castle |
New Statl: [Statistical] Account Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Walker Mr. Donaldson, Farmer |
040 | "The foundation of the Castle of Whitehills, which stood on the south side of the Lunan, & considerably higher up than the farm Steading of Kinnell Mill, was dug up by the tenant, whose lease after an occupancy of 43 years terminated in 1811. But it was a ruin in the 17th century, & furnished the materials for building what was called the Stonehouse, in the Kirktown of Kinnell" New Statl. [Statistical] Account. The Site of this Castle as described by Messrs. Walker & Donaldson, above quoted in the column for authorities, stood at the top of a bank overlooking the Lunan at the place shown on the Examination Trace. The ground at times in course of cultivation is of a different appearance where the Castle stood. The Stonehouse & the Kirktown of Kinnell alluded to in the New Statl: [Statistical] Account with reference to the castle, are Names not used - the former - Stonehouse is not known & the latter could only apply to the Parish Schoolhouse to which it is not adopted as it is never used. |
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[Page] 42Co [County] Forfar -- Kinnell Parish
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